Danson scored England's first and penultimate goals, the second a spectacular backhand shot, at the new Olympic legacy facility.

With the Commonwealth Games later this month, the team have come under the direction of performance director Danny Kerry following the departure of coach Jason Lee after England’s 11th-place showing at the World Cup in Holland.

“It was great to play on home turf and brilliant to have so many scorers. We could put the dark thoughts of the World Cup behind us”